Patrick smiled when they broke into his room. He prepared the room so, RJ could guess
the happy remember and the possible suspects. So, he already knows Bob kirkland is RJ.
But, in other episodes, we will see that kirkland is only a RJ´s friend. And we can´t guess
nothing more, because the guionists have not thought about more.
You may think this is a bit stupid, but the real thing is that Red John nowadays is... nobody. I mean, I bet the writers haven't chosen yet who he is, so everything we can think about means nothing right now. I wish they had chosen who Red John is a couple seasons ago, so our "investigations" could make real sense.
Patrick Jane is an anagram of Captain Jerk.
Captain was the first word spoken in the pilot episode, said by LISBON, however this is not relevant. Who is the biggest jerk and could be considered captain? RAY HAFFNER. Case closed. Shook hands with Jane? Check. (Season 4 Episode 2) Ray also has experience from Visualise so may have powers ie. hypnosis mentioned and shown in the finale.
Ok Im not necessarily accusing Bob Kirkland of being Red John, but unless the writers actually believe Red John has powers(which ruins the charm of the show), he is the only one who could access what Jane was doing in his room(other than Patrick ofc), even though Jane might have tricked him (the toothpick thing).
Now it could also be Haffner, Visualize has powers and insight into a lot of organizations, why not the CBI? He couldve also accessed what PJ was doing. Similalry it could be Stiles.
But neither of them could access Patricks brain( though idk cause Stiles does seem to have powers) and pull out his childhood memory. So again pointing towards PJ. The only reason Im not accusing PJ is I wont be able to stand it if he is RJ. But all the clues point towards him.
Now on the others on the list
Partridge - creep, works for the CBI, but then why would he need a mole within the CBI?
I couldnt even remember who the sheriff was so it would be extremely disappointing if Heller has him as RJ and most of the audience cant even relate.
Now Bertram is interesting. maybe Lisbon is one of his accomplices and is smarter than we all think? Maybe she is feeding him with info.
Finally Reede Smith has appeared on one episode(like the sheriff). again highly unlikely only clue is when he actively participates in the red pearl job the patrick pulls
Anyone who's disappointed about Mashburn's absence in the list? Some names in that list are just mediocre, like sheriff McAllister and the FBI agent Smith.
There is no way Sean Barlow can be Red John.
Lorelei said that she wondered why RJ and Jane didn't become
friends the first time they shook hands.
In the season finale of season 5, Sean Barlow refers to Jane as his
friend, hence Sean Barlow is not RJ since RJ and Jane isn't friends.
Alright. We now have a list of seven suspects. Let me reduce it to 5:
Gale Bertram: Not 100% sure he isnt Red John, but look at it this way:
Red John would not lose at poker. And if he did, he wouldnt accept Patricks help.
Pointing towards him is of course the assassin with the rope in his room.
But now to Robert Kirkland: He, I am 100% sure is not Red John.
He steals Patrick Janes stuff AFTER Lorelei is dead. So Red John knew the list before the break-in. He wouldnt have had to take this risk and send HomelandSecurity Agents to steal the stuff. They might ask questions. No, Kirkland is after Red John himself. Red John must have a lot of friends but also a lot of enemies. Kirkland is his enemy. He wants to hunt down Red John and steals Patricks stuff to do so.